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27 from Littleton ace AP exams

LITTLETON -- Twenty-seven students at Littleton High School have earned Advanced Placement Scholar Awards in recognition of their achievement on AP exams.

The College Board's Advanced Placement Program provides motivated and academically prepared students with an opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams.

About 18 percent of the 1.9 million students worldwide who took AP exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.

The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students' AP Exams.

At Littleton High, 11 students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by attaining a grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five of the exams. The students are Christian Connelly, Emily Derrig, Erika Garbero, Antonia Keutzer, Vera Kirillov, Khazhismel Kumykov, Kaitlin O'Neil, Kelly Sherman, Ye Shim, John Stall and Isaiah Thomas.

Five students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by attaining grades of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of the exams. The students are Emily Arndt, Elizabeth Bair, Anthony Greco, Rachel Marshall and Nicholas Stalford.

Finally, 11 students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by attaining a grade of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.

Khazhismel Kumykov earned a special honor as a National AP Scholar. The award is granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of the exams.

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